Legal Opinion
Mayor of Athens v. Georgia Railroad
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 8, 1884PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Municipal Corporations. Guano. Fertilizers. Laws. Railroads. Before Judge Estes. Clarke County. At Chambers. February 15, 1884. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Blandeord, Justice.
The mayor and council of the city of Athens some years-ago passed the following ordinance :
“ No person or persons shall be allowed to store any guano or com: mercial fertilizer at any point within the corporate limits of the city of Athens without first obtaining the consent of the mayor and council.”
The Georgia Railroad had at that time within the city of' Athens, on the east side of the Oconee river, a depot and. a building for the storage of commercial fertilizers, in> which they were then stored. Subsequently, some year or two ago, the railroad company abandoned this…
2Cited by8 opinions
- City of Calhoun v. HollandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Macon Consolidated Street Railroad v. Mayor of MaconSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- City of Jefferson v. HolderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Derby Oil Co. v. City of OxfordSupreme Court of Kansas · 1931
- Holland v. City of CalhounCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
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